https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-tech-companies-can-fund-and-scale-climate-projects-in-apac/
Google.org recently announced that it is committing another US$5 mil to the AVPN's APAC Sustainability Seed Fund to support Asia-based non-profits to address...
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/trends-that-will-shape-sustainability-in-2024/
In the coming year, we should expect to see a growing movement to protect workers amid the AI boom, an EV surge in developing Asia, and a focus on companies...
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https://www.miragenews.com/new-partnership-to-improve-child-health-in-asia-1357876/
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) will partner with 12 countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia under a $10 million initiative to
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/hydropower-plants-deplete-da-nang-tap-water-sources/
Da Nang, which has some of the most advanced infrastructure in the country, has been facing a serious water shortage since mid-August, a highly unusual...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-recycling-firm-tay-paper-set-to-close/
Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper is set to close. It made a name for itself by recycling millions of red packets discarded during Chinese New Year and is one...
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/property-tycoon-revealing-20-billion-solar-led-portfolio/
The Hong Kong property tycoon who gathered almost $20 billion in Chinese solar manufacturing assets is expanding his reach in other green energy technologies...
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/indonesia-germany-team-on-geothermal-energy/
Indonesia is said to have the world's largest geothermal energy reserves but their potential remains mostly untapped. That could soon change with German...
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https://www.rcrwireless.com/19950424/archived-articles/japan-leads-asia-pacific-region-in-cellular-and-paging-revenues
More than 50 million people in the Asia-Pacific region will be subscribing to cellular services by the year 2004, and as many as 66 million will be carrying
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/five-climate-adaptation-ideas-to-watch-in-2026/
Local adaptation models are being used to redesign community responses to climate change.
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/tags/loss-and-damage/
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/qa-can-trump-really-approve-mining-in-international-waters/
Environmental lawyer Duncan Currie discusses fears deep sea miners could bypass a UN agreement and apply to mine under US law.
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/how-will-indias-green-credit-scheme-work/
Experts say the scheme could be an effective alternative to taxes to drive positive environmental outcomes. Others suspect that corruption, bureaucracy and...
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https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2026-01-16/atr-chases-regional-airline-growth-across-asia-pac
Airframer says its twin turboprops can open up new routes
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/rohingya-refugees-face-soaring-hunger-and-crime-after-aid-cuts/
With bleak prospects for returning to Myanmar, more Rohingya may chance perilous sea voyages as food rations dwindle in Bangladesh.
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/cooling-down-urban-campuses-can-ai-do-it-in-a-sustainable-way/
Extreme heat is making air conditioning a necessity. For commercial offices and large-scale city campuses, the use of artificial intelligence and demand...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-does-trumps-deep-sea-mining-push-mean-for-the-ocean/
Ocean mineral hunt sparks legal chaos and threatens unknown species.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/cop29-what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change/
As COP29 kicks off in Baku, an ambitious finance deal is needed to keep Paris Agreement emissions goals in reach.
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/indonesia-rocked-by-protests-linked-to-growing-inequality/
Indonesia rocked by protests linked to unhappiness over growing inequality
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/on-blended-finance-bold-leadership-and-asias-green-future/
Ahead of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, Eco-Business founder Jessica Cheam explains how blended finance can unlock sustainable development in Asia by...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/eco-business-wins-at-wan-ifra-asian-digital-media-awards-2019/
The Eco-Business platform won in the Best News Website or Mobile Service category for its journalism efforts and newly-revamped website at the prestigious...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-are-rainforests-crucial-for-the-planet/
The world's tropical forests are vital to human life and are a critical bulwark against climate change but they are under threat.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/southeast-asia-lags-in-electric-vehicles-can-it-catch-up/
Southeast Asian nations offer more tax breaks, subsidies and investment in charging stations to boost electric vehicle (EV) sector.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/targeting-pollutive-brick-kilns-in-bangladesh-with-ai/
Brick kilns proliferate across Bangladesh and are a major contributor to air pollution. AI could provide a low-cost solution to pinpoint highly polluting...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/warming-raises-threat-of-global-famine-repeat/
Global warming is increasing the chances of worldwide harvest failure on the scale of the tragic 19th-century drought and famine that claimed 50 million lives.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/floods-in-asia-are-costing-us30-billion-a-year/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6%20April%202022%20newsletter&utm_content=6%20April%202022%20newsletter+CID_d4f5e25037e22045c6c4904c6bddf28e&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor
Asia has suffered the highest flood-related economic losses in recent times, according to new data that shows economic damage from climate calamities growing...
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/why-developing-countries-oppose-the-eus-carbon-border-tax/
As the EU's carbon border tax takes effect in 2026, developing countries warn it could shift climate costs onto poorer exporters.
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Six decades after the first conquest of the world's highest peak, tons of rubbish and human waste abandoned by hundreds of Mount Everest climbers is starting...
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/zayed-prize-powering-world-innovation/
The UAE-based Zayed Future Energy Prize worth US$4 million in prize value is now accepting submissions for 2015, encouraging more individuals and...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/louis-ng-steps-down-as-ceo-of-acres/
Louis Ng, founder of Singapore animal welfare non-profit Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES), has stepped down as chief executive....
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/agroforestry-systems-can-repair-degraded-watersheds/
Agroforestry, combined with land and water management practices that increase agricultural productivity, can save watersheds from degradation.
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/singapore-the-smart-little-red-dot/
Frequently called the Little Red Dot, Singapore is known to punch above its weight in the global arena in economic and sustainability terms. It is now...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-korea-government-sued-over-renewables-target-backslide/
A group of citizens and two renewable energy firms are suing the Korean government for weakening the East Asian country's domestic climate commitment.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/forest-fires-indonesia-trigger-haze-fear-singapore/
The province of Riau in Sumatra, Indonesia has been covered in smog since early this week when the number of fire hotspots spiked at 488, the highest level...
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/china-japan-driving-green-energy-investments/
Chinese and Japanese investors will be the force driving merger and acquisition activities in the renewable energy industry in coming years, according to...
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/swire-group-head-of-sustainability-mark-harper-departs/
The Briton moves on after almost a decade with the Hong Kong-based conglomerate, which recently trimmed its workforce amid economic headwinds in China.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/ocean-acidification-and-ghgs-hit-record-levels/
The World Meteorological Organisation reports that greenhouse gas emissions reached a new record in 2013, but what comes as a surprise is that the current...
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/8-trends-that-will-shape-sustainability-in-2021/
As more countries gear up for mass vaccination exercises, what will 2021 bring? Eco-Business spotlights the trends that could reshape society and business as...
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/ai-bans-and-facial-scans-digital-frontiers-in-2026/
Gen Z protests, internet shutdowns, surveillance and AI: looking into the digital landscape of 2026.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/interlinking-rivers-get-new-push-under-modi-government/
Ambitious interlinking of river projects will get new impetus under the Narendra Modi government, but the Centre would like to select the specific project...
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/how-rife-is-exploitation-of-migrant-workers-on-eu-farms/
Deaths of Indian farm workers Dalvir Singh and Satnam Singh in Italy reignite debate over 'slave-like' conditions in EU agriculture.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/capital-power-samsung-partner-on-canada-wind-farm/
Capital Power LP said on Wednesday it has entered into a partnership with Samsung Renewable Energy and Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada to develop, build...
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/starlink-internet-enters-new-countries-faces-new-competitors/
Musk's satellite internet service is coming to South Asia, but its soaring power may be checked by growing competition.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/adb-announces-coal-exit-in-draft-energy-policy/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12%20May%202021%20newsletter&utm_content=12%20May%202021%20newsletter+CID_9f98fc650898fd731ba6de8d5d348064&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=ADB%20announces%20coal%20exit%20in%20draft%20energy%20policy
After decades of pressure from environmental groups, the Asian Development Bank said it would 'no longer finance new coal-fired capacity'. But activists...
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https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/60th_anniversary_of_the_end_of_the_war_in_Asia_and_Pacific_commemorated
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-place-of-biodiesel-as-china-eyes-carbon-neutrality/
China has developed a biodiesel export industry fed by used cooking oil, but a domestic market remains elusive.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-blue-circle-eren-eye-thai-wind-power-boom/
A partnership between Singaporean and French renewable energy firms looks to develop 300MW of wind power projects in the Southeast Asian nation.
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/15-things-that-frustrated-chief-sustainability-officers-in-2023/
From supply chain decarbonisation to evolving trade regulations, here are a few of the things that got under the skin of Asia's corporate sustainability...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/asia-to-drive-rapid-rise-in-carbon-emissions-this-year/
As developing Asia emerges from last year's economic downturn, it is set to be the driving force behind the second-steepest annual increase in carbon...
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https://archinect.com/news/bustler/10794/riba-asia-pacific-awards-winners-impress-through-adaptive-reuse-and-revitalization
Eight new projects in China, India, Singapore, and Bangladesh have scored in the inaugural RIBA Asia Pacific Awards' ten categories. The transformation of the...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/adapt-or-die-bangladesh-joins-the-race-to-climate-proof-cities/
Bangladesh's congested capital Dhaka joins the ranks of South Asian cities drawing up plans to prepare for a hotter, wetter future.
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-e20-petrol-rollout-sparks-driver-revolt/
As India raises the percentage of ethanol in petrol, car and motorbike owners have taken to social media to complain.
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https://www.techpartner.news/news/nexon-asia-pacific-sold-to-adamantem-capital-619532
MSP Nexon Asia Pacific (Nexon) has been sold to Australian private equity firm Adamantem Capital by its parent company EQT Mid-Market Asia III ...
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https://www.eco-business.com/id/news/could-ocean-plastic-cleanups-be-doing-more-harm-than-good/
Critics say removing ocean plastic can be expensive, harmful to animals and detract from efforts to stop waste at source.
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/tags/wind/
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/indigenous-peoples-fight-to-be-heard-at-plastics-treaty-talks/
Though disproportionately affected by plastic pollution, Indigenous Peoples are struggling to shape a global treaty on it.
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https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/50-shades-of-green-a-guide-to-ecosex/
You may have nailed greening, but have you greened nailing? From cruelty-free condoms to solar-powered vibrators, from unexploited sex workers to orgasming...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/bp-mulls-entering-geothermal-energy-sector-says-minister/
Oil and gas giant BP Plc is currently studying the possibility of expanding its business in Indonesia by developing the country's potential geothermal...
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https://www.eco-business.com/news/end-in-sight-for-covid-19-pandemic/
Covid-19 has not gone away but the public health emergency could end in 2023, say health leaders. However, China remains a cause for concern.
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/half-of-singaporeans-want-sustainable-brands/
More than half of Singapore consumers believe that business supply chains should not be harming the environment, but less than half of business owners and...
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/hanwha-q-cells-officially-launched/
Solar power's new 900 pound gorilla is in the house. Hanwha Group has officially launched Hanwha Q.CELLS, marking the completion of its acquisition of the...
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https://www.foxnews.com/world/bribery-corruption-plague-asia-pacific-region-survey-shows
Transparency International spoke to nearly 22,000 people about corruption in 16 Asian Pacific countries and concluded that over 900 million people within those...
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https://www.eco-business.com/zh-hans/news/stories-that-gave-the-planet-hope-in-2024/
Stories that gave the planet hope in 2024, a bruising year for sustainability.
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